The OIC member countries also expressed their strong commitment to standing beside Bangladesh and strengthening bilateral cooperation in various sectors.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met ambassadors and high commissioners of OIC member states stationed in Dhaka at his Cabinet Division office at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon (12 May). Photo: PMO
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met ambassadors and high commissioners of OIC member states stationed in Dhaka at his Cabinet Division office at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon (12 May). Photo: PMO
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (12 May) sought support from member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help resolve the Rohingya crisis.
The premier sought the support when ambassadors and high commissioners of OIC member states stationed in Dhaka paid a courtesy call on him at his Cabinet Division office at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.
During the meeting, he said envoys of the OIC member states congratulated Tarique on assuming office as prime minister.
The OIC member countries also expressed their strong commitment to standing beside Bangladesh and strengthening bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including investment, trade, education, healthcare, textiles and the pharmaceutical industry.
Rony said the prime minister welcomed their remarks and, on behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh, thanked the OIC member states for their support.
Tarique recalled the brotherly relations Bangladesh maintained with OIC member countries during the tenure of former president Ziaur Rahman and expressed hope for further strengthening those ties in the future.
Envoys from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Palestine, Algeria, Brunei, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as heads of mission from Iran, Iraq and Libya, were present at the meeting.
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